# DayBreak funding: rounds and investors

> DayBreak has raised $29M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include SMBC Venture Capital, TPG and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/daybreak (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Japan · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *DayBreak*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Food & Beverage

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$29M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources

**$14M** Series B **$15M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $15M Jun 2025
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2024 2025

**$14M** Series B

**$15M** Series A

- **First round:** Series B, $14M
- **Biggest round:** $15M
- **Between rounds:** 23 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2025** Series A **$15M** *2 new* [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) [Dell Technologies Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell-technologies-capital) Source recorded
- **Jul 2023** Series B **$14M** *2 new* [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From DayBreak's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team.

**Tim Krug** Founder & CEO

- **Fallon Jensen** Chief Growth Officer
- **Waleed Ayoub** Chief Technology Officer
- **Elyse Hallstrom** VP, Customer Success
- **Stephen R. Collins** Executive Chairperson, Daybreak

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series B** 2023 **Series A** 2025 [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) [Dell Technologies Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell-technologies-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) Investment bank **1** round

[TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Private equity **1** round

[Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) VC firm **1** round

[Dell Technologies Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell-technologies-capital) Corporate VC **1** round

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## Quick answers about DayBreak

### Who invested in DayBreak?

DayBreak's investors include SMBC Venture Capital, TPG, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Dell Technologies Capital.

### How much has DayBreak raised?

DayBreak has raised $29M across 2 rounds since 2023.

### When did DayBreak last raise?

DayBreak's most recent round was a Series A of $15M in Jun 2025.

### What was DayBreak's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed DayBreak first?

DayBreak's first round on record, in Jul 2023, was backed by SMBC Venture Capital and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

### What stage is DayBreak at?

DayBreak's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2025.

### Where is DayBreak based?

DayBreak is based in Japan.

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